Double Blue balloon flower
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Double Blue'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tallup to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Double Blue' balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus 'Double Blue') is a perennial for borders, containers, rock gardens, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It forms a clump that grows 12 to 24 inches tall and up to 24 inches wide. It blooms in early to late summer. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Coneflower, Yarrow, and Orange daylily.